The Connecticut Home Invasion That Shook a Nation | Sheffield News

In a chilling July 23, 2007 home invasion in Connecticut, two men broke into the Hawke-Petit home, escalating from burglary to a horrific massacre. Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters Hayley and Michaela were brutally assaulted, forced to withdraw cash, sexually violated, and ultimately suffocated by fire. Father William Petit survived after breaking free and alerting neighbors, but lost his family. The perpetrators, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes, were convicted and sentenced to death — a case that galvanized Petit into becoming a vocal advocate for capital punishment in Connecticut, even as state laws later changed. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e34705d4570826b6